Page was the ultimate girl-next door, and one of the most popular Playboy centerfolds. Page challenged the conservative 1950s, posing as a fierce dominatrix and earning both a cult underground following and Senate Committee investigation on juvenile delinquency, essentially a witch-hunt orchestrated by a senator from her home state of Tennessee bent on exploiting her as a stepping stone to the White House. At the height of her popularity, Bettie disappeared. But in 1979 and 1982, Page (a diagnosed schizophrenic) tried to stab several people to death and was institutionalized.

MOVIE REVIEW

Pin-ups, bondage and Gretchen Mol, oh my. Mol stars as The Notorious Bettie Page, a popular 1950's sex doll who gained quite a following while also becoming a target of a Senate hearing.
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